Photos: 9 celebs who have run for political office

Musician Kid Rock became the latest celebrity to announce plans to run for a major public office. The artist announced on Twitter plans to run for the U.S. Senate seat in Michigan.

But Kid Rock is far from the only celebrity to run for a major office. Several, including Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson and Kanye West have floated the idea of running for office, but here is a gallery of nine celebrities Kid Rock could join in putting pen to paper and filing to run.

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WASHINGTON, DC - JULY 12: U.S. President Donald Trump waves as he walks with his wife Melania to Marine One while departing from the White House on July 12, 2017 in Washington, DC. President Trump is traveling to France where he will meet with the president and will attend Bastille Day events on Friday. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

Former U.S. President Ronald Reagan is perhaps the most famous celebrity politician. Reagan won the 1980 presidential election and served in the office from 1981 to 1989.

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LOS ANGELES, CA - JANUARY 29: Actress Shirley Temple Black unsuccessfully ran as a Republican in the 1967 special electon to fill a California congressional seat. She finished second in the Republican primary. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

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NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 20: Howard Stern ran as a Libertarian in the 1994 New York gubernatorial election. He pulled out of the race after refusing to file financial disclosure forms. (Photo by Nicholas Hunt/Getty Images)

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NEW YORK, NY - JULY 18: Fred Thompson, a Republican, represented Tennessee as a U.S. Senator from 1994 to 2003 and ran for president in 2008. He died on Nov. 1, 2015. (Photo by Ilya S. Savenok/Getty Images)

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HOLLYWOOD, CA - NOVEMBER 29: Recording artist Clay Aiken ran for a North Carolina congressional seat in 2014 as a Democrat. He lost the race. (Photo by Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images for The Hollywood Christmas Parade)

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NEW YORK, NY - MAY 31: Sen. Al Franken (D-Minn.) has served in the office since 2009. (Photo by Cindy Ord/Getty Images for SiriusXM)

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NEW YORK, NY - APRIL 04: Jesse Ventura served as the Governor of Minnesota from 1999 to 2003. He was a member of the Reform Party before joining the Independence Party of Minnesota. (Photo by Joe Corrigan/Getty Images)

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CANNES, FRANCE - MAY 20: Arnold Schwarzenegger, a Republican, served as the Governor of California from 2003 to 2011. (Photo by Antony Jones/Getty Images)

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NASHVILLE, TN - JUNE 07: Kid Rock announced he plans to run for U.S. Senate in Michigan as a Republican on July 12, 2017. He is expected to file as a Republican. (Photo by Mike Coppola/Getty Images for CMT)

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WASHINGTON, DC - JULY 12: U.S. President Donald Trump waves as he walks with his wife Melania to Marine One while departing from the White House on July 12, 2017 in Washington, DC. President Trump is traveling to France where he will meet with the president and will attend Bastille Day events on Friday. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

Former U.S. President Ronald Reagan is perhaps the most famous celebrity politician. Reagan won the 1980 presidential election and served in the office from 1981 to 1989.

Photo By: Getty Images

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LOS ANGELES, CA - JANUARY 29: Actress Shirley Temple Black unsuccessfully ran as a Republican in the 1967 special electon to fill a California congressional seat. She finished second in the Republican primary. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

Photo By: Kevin Winter

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NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 20: Howard Stern ran as a Libertarian in the 1994 New York gubernatorial election. He pulled out of the race after refusing to file financial disclosure forms. (Photo by Nicholas Hunt/Getty Images)

Photo By: Nicholas Hunt

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NEW YORK, NY - JULY 18: Fred Thompson, a Republican, represented Tennessee as a U.S. Senator from 1994 to 2003 and ran for president in 2008. He died on Nov. 1, 2015. (Photo by Ilya S. Savenok/Getty Images)

Photo By: Ilya S. Savenok

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HOLLYWOOD, CA - NOVEMBER 29: Recording artist Clay Aiken ran for a North Carolina congressional seat in 2014 as a Democrat. He lost the race. (Photo by Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images for The Hollywood Christmas Parade)

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NEW YORK, NY - MAY 31: Sen. Al Franken (D-Minn.) has served in the office since 2009. (Photo by Cindy Ord/Getty Images for SiriusXM)

Photo By: Cindy Ord

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NEW YORK, NY - APRIL 04: Jesse Ventura served as the Governor of Minnesota from 1999 to 2003. He was a member of the Reform Party before joining the Independence Party of Minnesota. (Photo by Joe Corrigan/Getty Images)

Photo By: Joe Corrigan

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CANNES, FRANCE - MAY 20: Arnold Schwarzenegger, a Republican, served as the Governor of California from 2003 to 2011. (Photo by Antony Jones/Getty Images)

Photo By: Antony Jones

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Copyright 2017 Scripps Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.

NASHVILLE, TN - JUNE 07: Kid Rock announced he plans to run for U.S. Senate in Michigan as a Republican on July 12, 2017. He is expected to file as a Republican. (Photo by Mike Coppola/Getty Images for CMT)